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Can you believe Easter is almost here?! This year seems like it is already flying by, but I'm so glad spring is finally here. To me, the season represents everything good about life: new beginnings, new growth and new life. I am so excited for warmer days ahead and getting back out in the garden! And what better way to celebrate the occasion with a beautiful Easter brunch at home? Here's how I'm styling my table for an Easter meal with close family. The inspiration for this t

Update July 21, 2022 (Originally Posted on March 17, 2021) Wow, this post has gotten so much love on Pinterest and Instagram ! If you found your way here via social media, welcome! Hackett House Studio is a luxury interior design studio located in Columbus, OH and serving clients nationwide. Although our studio doesn't get into too many DIYs in our design work, occasionally I get an idea I just have to try to execute. And thus, my Cane Closet Doors were born. Since publishin

As I move forward with planning renovations for my home, I decided it was time to finally put together my thoughts for my guest bath and my master bath. I am purposefully doing both design boards at the same time so that I am intentionally creating a consistent and cohesive look throughout the house. This whole exercise was prompted when my slate tile for our front entryway finally arrived (after six weeks of waiting) and I realized that I wanted to use some of the same hard

You know what makes console tables so great? Aside from the fact that they are perfect for tossing a pair of keys on when you walk in the door, they largely don't have many functions. Why is this great, you ask? Because it means they are a blank slate for styling! Put a bowl on top for the keys or baskets underneath for storage, and then let your little styling heart run wild! I shared the below console (which also doubles as a dry bar) on my instagram a few weeks back and wa

For some reason, window treatments seem to be one of those things that it is just so easy to get wrong. There are so many different opinions on curtain length, layering techniques, how high to hang them and more. If you can buy custom drapes -- DO IT! It makes the biggest difference. But if off-the-rack is more your budget, I have a simple formula for creating a beautiful window moment every time. I love to start with a roman shade. Bamboo roman shades add texture, warmth and

Oftentimes when it comes to designing our homes, there's always some kind of reason to "wait". You wait to hang artwork until you can get around to painting, or you wait to add decor finishes to your kitchen until you can completely remodel the whole thing. But just saying that out loud sounds CRAZY... because it is! Why do we do this? We spend years looking at a barren kitchen we don't love simply because we're saving up for the big remodel. It's nuts! I propose an alterna

E{Design} is one of my favorite services to provide. Although nothing beats seeing a large project come together, sometimes these little "design bites" have such a huge impact. For those who might be unfamiliar with e-design is, you can read all about it on my services page here . Today, I'm going to walk you through an e-design I created for one of my least favorite clients... myself! Why am I my least favorite, you ask?! Well, because I'm picky as heck and have always had

Although a lot of my blog posts are pre-written, this one is coming to you in real time on Monday March 1st. I debated whether or not to write it, but ultimately feel like I could've benefitted from something like this over the last week, so here we are. About 10 days ago, my fiance tested positive for Covid-19. His symptoms started out like a cold, and his case seemed pretty mild at first. He quarantined himself in our guest bedroom in the hopes of not passing it to me, but

I'll admit it -- it took me far too long to set up a dedicated work from home space in my house. Call it laziness or just denial about how long the pandemic would last, I didn't realize how badly I needed a dedicated space to be productive until I finally pulled the trigger. It really is a game changer for my productivity and my creativity (and also my sanity). Since my home is fairly small, I was so honored that the wonderful folks at Gravity reached out and asked me to tal